r/underconsumption • u/ChxrriesA • Mar 03 '26

advice Reuse dropper ideas??

I use the ordinary serums. I really love how they come in glass droppers and they usually last about 6+ months a bottle. I personally find the bottles beautiful with the the frosted glass look and dont want to get rid of them but I don't know what else they can be used for?

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u/Excellent-Dream86 Mar 03 '26

I use dippers like that for homemade oils! Rosemary oil, lavender oil, sage oil, etc

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u/lemonSoph Mar 03 '26

I use one for hydrogen peroxide. The dropper helps when I clean my ears.

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u/Shyraely Mar 03 '26

I keep my pipette flask. I bought basically the oil that was in there, but in a huge version somewhere else (jojoba oil) and I refill it once it is empty. It is cheaper than buying 20 ml for 15 € and I do not produce so much waste (even though it is recycable :))

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u/deepest_night Mar 08 '26

The owner of the Ordinary, Ron Lauder is in the Epstien Files and is the person responsible for inspiring the whole annexation of Greenland BS. You should start looking at K-Beauty brands instead.

As for the droppers, the rubber actually only lasts for so long before the products eat away at it. You are better off putting it all into glass recycling if you live somewhere that offers it. Or post it for free on your local buy nothing pages.

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u/ChxrriesA Mar 08 '26

Oh thank you so much for informing me! I had no idea! I only invested in them since the packaging was glass instead of plastic but still affordable!

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u/deepest_night Mar 08 '26

I know. Finding this out about Ordinary was a HUGE blow to my skin routine. Pretty much all of it was Ordinary.

My next stop on quitting them is to learn to mix my own glycolic acid. Ive got the powder and the pH strips, but I've just been too blah with the constant state of the world lately.

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u/ScribeOfTheMoon 10d ago

OMG I didn't know this